I've seen all 11 of his films. Here's my ranking with their respective ratings:
1. Laputa: Castle in the Sky - 10/10
2. Princess Mononoke - 10/10
3. Spirited Away - 9.5/10
4. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - 9.5/10
5. Kiki's Delivery Service - 9.5/10
6. Howl's Moving Castle - 9.5/10
7. The Castle of Cagliostro - 9.5/10
8. Porco Rosso - 9/10
9. The Wind Rises - 9/10
10. My Neighbour Totoro - 9/10
11. Ponyo - 9/10
This sort of endeavor is always pretty pointless. That you rated the bottom one on the list a 9 pretty much shows they're all just about equal. Which ones do I end up watching the most? Probablly Ponyo, Porco Rosso, and Pom Poko. My five year-old son who loves aeroplanes will choose Porco Rosso every time. I've never cared much for Princess Mononoke, but I can see why people rank it so highly.
shareMovies with the same score are rated higher than the movie beneath it.
Spirited Away - 10
Princess Mononoke - 10
Howl's Movie Castle - 10
Castle in the Sky - 10
Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - 10
The Secret World of Arrietty - 10
Whisper of the Heart - 10
Kiki's Deliver Service - 8
Ponyo - 8
Porco Rosso - 8
Castle of Cagliostro - 8
The Wind Rises - 7
The Cat Returns - 7
My Neighbor Totoro - 7
From Up on Poppy Hill - 6
1: Laputa: Castle in the Sky - 10/10
2: Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind - 10/10
3: Princess Mononoke - 10/10
4: Howl's Moving Castle - 9/10
5: Spirited Away - 9/10
6: The Wind Rises - 9/10
7: Porco Rosso - 8/10
8: The Castle of Casliostro - 8/10
9: Kiki's Delivery Service - 7/10
10: My Neighbour Totoro - 6/10
11: Ponyo - 6/10
Yeah, it's not hard to guess that I prefer the ones that actually have an epic story, and fall into the traditional fantasy genre with interesting worlds, creatures and ideas. That's what Miyazaki is best at in my opinion.
Yeah, I agree. I'm glad to know that Castle in the Sky is your favourite too. I absolutely love it. I think it's so underrated.
shareAny movie that has an 8.1 on imdb and a 95% on Rotten Tomatoes can in no way be considered "underrated". I don't think any of Miyazaki's movies could ever be called "underrated" as they consistently rate fairly high by any metric you can use.
I think the only thing you could say about the movie is that it is *lesser known* than some of his more recent movies like Princess Mononoke and Spirited Away. But that's not the same thing as "underrated".
Castlke in the Sky has a 95% on rotten tomatoes, and is rated highly on imdb. Not to mention critics loved it as well.
So tell me, how is it underrated lol
Lol. Perhaps overlooked is a more appropriate word. I think the word underrated and overlooked can be used interchangeably, for me anyway.
But yeah, I find when people talk about Miyazaki and Ghibli, they often leave out Laputa in the discussion, which I think is a shame as I consider it right up there with the best Ghibli films, like Spirited Away and Princess Mononoke and so I think people should give Laputa the same amount of recognition and love as those two films, in my opinion of course.
Yeah there's definitely at least two different types of Miyazaki films. The epic stories that you obviously prefer (and I do love some of these), then his personal films Porco Rosso and The Wind Rises would probably form another category, but my favourites of his are the intimate ones. There's three of them: Ponyo, Kiki and, my favourite, Totoro. I've never seen anything else like these 3 films. There's almost no conflict, which most screenwriting teachers would tell you is basically a mistake, draw a red line through your script and send you to the back of the class, but actually what it does is it enables Miyazaki to focus almost entirely on character, and on a strong sense of place. These films create vivid worlds, every bit as wondrous as those in Laputa or Princess Mononoke, but what elevates these ones, in my opinion, are the scenes that take place in these worlds. Think of the bus stop scene in Totoro or the scene where Ponyo discovers that she loves ham. These scenes don't really move the plot forward but who cares when you can just sit back and watch these wonderful characters interacting in these amazing worlds. I think these intimate moments are what Miyazaki is best at.
"So, are you gonna kill me Snake?"
"I'm too tired. Maybe later."
I haven't seen Porco Rosso and The Castle of Cagliostro or the Wind Rises
1.Spirited Away 10/10
2.Nausicaa 9.5/10
3.Laputa 9.5/10
4.Totoro 9/10
5.Kiki's delivery service 9/10
6.Howl's moving castle 8/10
7.Princess Mononoke 7/10
8.Ponyo 6/10
1. Totoro (my favourite film)
2. Kiki
3. Spirited Away
4. Ponyo
5. Laputa
6. Howl
7. Nausicaa
8. Princess Mononoke
9. The wind rises
10 Porco Rosso
Haven't seen The Castle of Cagliostro but if anyone here hasn't seen Miyazaki's Future Boy Conan TV series then I urge you to seek it out. I would put that 3rd or 4th in my list.
"So, are you gonna kill me Snake?"
"I'm too tired. Maybe later."
Thanks for the list. I have seen Future Boy Conan and I absolutely loved it! :)
share1. Naushika - 9/10
2. Spirited Away - 9/10
3. Princess Mononoke - 8/10
4. Castle in the Sky - 8/10
5. Castle of Cagliostro - 7/10
6. Ponyo - 7/10
7. Kiki's Delivery Service - 7/10
8. The Wind Rises - 6/10
9. My Neighbor Totoro - 6/10
10. Porco Rosso - 6/10
11. Howl's Moving Castle - 5/10
INCREDIBLE
Princess Mononoke
Spirited Away
VERY GOOD
Laputa: Castle in the Sky
Howls Moving Castle
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind
My Neighbour Totoro
The Castle of Cagliostro
The Wind Rises
GOOD
Ponyo
Porco Rosso
Kiki's Delivery Service
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I think they all surpass any Studio Ghibli films not directed by Miyazaki.
EXCEPT Grave of the Fireflies
A perfect 10 from me - Amongst the most powerful films I've ever seen.
1. Kiki's Delivery Service
2. Spirited Away
3. Porco Rosso
4. Howl's Moving Castle
5. Laputa : Castle in the Sky
6. The Wind Rises
7. My Neighbour Totoro
8. Princess Mononoke
9. Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind
10. Ponyo
I haven't seen yet The Castle of Cagliostro. Though, if we include series, I'd put ''Future Boy Conan'' ahead of everything. In my opinion, it's Miyazaki's best work. Honestly, I had difficulties ranking his movies because they're all THAT good!
That's awesome! I consider Future Boy Conan Miyazaki's best work too! I'm glad I am not alone. For me, story-telling, plot and especially character he just nailed the most in that series over anything else he has done. Definitely check out Cagliostro when you can as I believe that's his most underrated film.
share1. Princess Mononoke - A+
2. Spirited Away - A
3. Nausicaä of the Valley of Wind - A-
4. Porco Rosso - A-
5. Laputa - A-
6. Kiki's Delivery Service - B+
7. My Neighbor Totoro - B+
8. The Wind Rises - B+
9. Howl's Moving Castle - C+
10. Ponyo - C+
"Citizen Kane" fan, "Frozen" fan, and "Boyhood" fan. ;)